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Geek Girls Rule! #393 – Looking at Whom you Give the Benefit of the Doubt

So, by now I’m sure you’ve all heard the shit storm stirring around Geek Girl Con.  Five volunteers from the Con Ops team quit, and on their way out behaved incredibly unprofessionally, and also misleadingly. Their email and postings on the way out accused the Executive Director of harassment, sexism, racism, kink-shaming and body-shaming of… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #393 – Looking at Whom you Give the Benefit of the Doubt

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Geek Girls Rule! #392 – Review: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

Ok, all I have to say about this one is “Wow.” Parable of the Sower, published by Octavia Butler in 1993 is startlingly prescient about the state of United States, and where those of us with a modicum of forward thinking can see it steadily sinking unless the brakes are put on really fucking quickly.… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #392 – Review: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

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Geek Girls Rule! #389 – Be the Geek You Want to See in the World

My apologies to the former President of the United States.  But this is a sentiment I can whole-heartedly get behind. I guess a large part of this depends on what kind of geek you want to be.  My version of Geekdom is inclusive, open, sharing, excited, committed to fostering growth and enjoyment of the things… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #389 – Be the Geek You Want to See in the World

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